Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] come [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , look , I just came here to find my friends . |
| 2 | The form which NICRA took , therefore , was determined by the coalition of forces which actually came together to create it , of which the republicans were only one element . |
| 3 | ‘ You only come here to crash out . ’ |
| 4 | For a person who 's dedicated it must be a very rewarding job , but for someone who only comes here to work it must be blooming hard . |
| 5 | ‘ I think the teachers who just come here to teach are the worst , you know . |
| 6 | You could n't care less , one way or the other — you just came here to have a little fun at my expense . |
| 7 | ‘ You 're that teacher woman who once came here to see me , are n't you ? ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ Did you really come just to see me ? ’ |
| 9 | I should hate anyone to think that I am , ’ she said , looking around her at us all and smiling again , ‘ that I am in the business of catering exclusively for prostitutes , tarts working girls , slags bitches , cunts , whores , studs , pimps , rent boys , butches , nellies , queens , masseurs , escorts , one-night stands , ex-models , ex-policemen , ex-Armed Forces , ex-boxers , security guards , tennis instructors , so-called businessmen , tourists and those poor unfortunates who simply come here to pass the time and meanwhile do some shopping ; oh , no , let it never be said ! |
| 10 | ‘ Or have you simply come here to annoy me ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ We never came here to steal anything , and that 's the God 's honest truth . ’ |